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  The Metz Center for Sleep Dentistry                                                                              August 2017
Friday, October 20 & Saturday, October 21, 2017 
Columbus, Ohio 
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Join us for this amazing and powerful event and become part of the solution!

Friday, October 20, 2017; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Check-in: 8:00 pm) 
Welcome:  Dr. James Metz & Dr. James Blank 
Co-Discovery:  Dr. Brian Vence 
Intake and Diagnosis:  Dr. James Blank  
Does Sleep Bruxism and Other Sleep Disorders Overlap In All Patients Or In Subgroup?  Dr. Gilles Lavigne 
What About Your Clinical Cases, Evidence Based Medicine and Precision Medicine?  Road map or virtual fantasy...  Dr. Gilles Lavigne 
 
Biomarkers:  Leila Gozal 
Surgery (T & A) and CPAP Failed, Now what?  Leila Gozal 
Pulse Oximetry and Other In-office Testing:  Dr. James Metz 
Dissecting the Oral Appliance and Our Study Outcomes:  Dr. James Metz 
Reception Meet & Greet:  Beverages & Heavy Appetizers from 5:15 to 6:00 pm

Saturday, October 21, 2017; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 
Welcome:  Dr. James Metz & Dr. James Blank 
Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Treatment and Advanced Restorative Care:  Brian Vence and George Mandelaris 
Stanford Surgical Protocol:  Dr. Stanley Yung-Chuan Lui 
 
Intermittent Hypoxia and Sleep Fragmentation and OSA Morbidity: 
Dr. David Gozal 
Panel Discussion:  Where We Are and Where We Are Going In Dental Sleep Medicine?  David Gozal and All our Consensus Speakers 
   
It has taken a decade to cultivate the resources to bring together these professionals from every discipline of sleep medicine - and  YOU are invited to participate and contribute in shaping the future of sleep medicine - side by side with them!
 
 
from left: Dr. David Gozal and Dr. James Metz
is a pediatric pulmonologist in Chicago, Illinois; affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. He is a leading expert in the treatment of pediatric sleep disorders, the developmental neurobiology of respiratory control, and sleep-disordered breathing. He is known as a pioneer in the study of childhood sleep problems, and the relationships between sleep disorders and neurobehavioral, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease. Dr. Gozal studies mechanisms that mediate defense responses; mechanisms that lead to complications from low oxygen levels and disrupted sleep; and long-term health and developmental consequences of chronic sleep and breathing problems during childhood. He is currently associate editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and deputy editor of the journals Sleep and Frontiers in Neurology. An American Thoracic Society member since 1991, Dr. Gozal is the Immediate Past President of the American Thoracic Society.
Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine
in Montreal, Québec, Canada 
Click here to learn more about Dr. Lavigne. 
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head
& Neck Surgery at the Stanford
University Medical Center
Click here to learn more about Dr. Lui.

Location:  Embassy Suites, Columbus, Ohio Airport 
 
Embassy Suites Hotel_ Columbus OH
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All events occur within the complex of the Embassy Suites, Columbus, Ohio Airport - 614-536-0500

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Meals
The conference fee includes generous breakfast and lunch buffets each day and a Friday evening mixer with beverages and heavy appetizers.
Transportation
Embassy Suites offers courtesy shuttles to and from the airport, as well as transportation to local Columbus attractions, shopping and restaurants within 15 miles from the hotel's location.
Enjoy Part Two of the HST America interview of Dr. James E. Metz by Dr. Barry  Krakow!
Dr. Krakow _ Dr. Metz Interview introduction images
Häggman-Henrikson B, Lampa E, et al.
J Dent Res. 2017 Mar;95(10):1155-60

The relationship between whiplash trauma and chronic orofacial pain is unclear, especially with regard to the time elapsed from trauma to development of orofacial pain. The purpose of this study was to analyze prevalence of jaw pain and disability, as well as the relationship between pain and disability in the jaw and... 
Learn more about the American Thoracic Society

 View the webpage for our ATS Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology

2018 Conference  
May 18th to 23rd
in San Diego, CA. 
 
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Join us in Columbus, Ohio for Continuing Education Events in 2018:
Location:  Embassy Suites, Columbus, Ohio Airport - 614-536-0500
Earn up to 15 hours of continuing education credit.
 
Contact Angie at 614-252-4444 or [email protected] for more information.
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Case Study Archives
Interview with Dr. James Metz: A Deep Dive into Oral Appliance Therapy (Part One) by HST America

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Causes Complications in Dental Implants
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Effect of Weather on Temporal Pain Patterns in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders and Migraine
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USPSTF Says: Insufficient Evidence for Sleep Apnea Screening
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What to Consider when Starting in Dental Sleep Medicine
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A Randomized Cross Over Study Comparing the Efficacy of Two Mandibular Advancement Appliances in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Lateral Pharyngeal Wall Tension After Maxillomandibular Advancement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is a Marker for Surgical Success: Observations From Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy 
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Mandibular Advancement Appliance for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment
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The Pathogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Advances in the Past 100 Years.
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Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and Central Sensitization
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Efficacy of Maxillomandibular Advancement Examined with Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy & Computational Fluid Dynamics Airflow Modeling
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Mandibular Advancement Device as a Comparable Treatment to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders in Women & Men
Upper-airway Collapsibility and Loop Gain Predict the Response to Oral Appliance Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer: Epidemiologic Links and Theoretical Biological Constructs
Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer Incidence in a Large Multicenter Spanish Cohort
The effect of sex and age on the comorbidity burden of OSA: an observational analysis from a large nationwide US health claims database.
Combination Therapy TMD/OSA a case study by
Dr. James Metz
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